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Malghult, Naturreservat

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Description

Malghult Nature Reserve protects old mixed deciduous forest with many broadleaf trees. The forest is a haven for a wide range of unusual species. The area is particularly valuable for birds, butterflies and lichens.

Valuable natural environment

Forests that have long been unaffected by humans, such as this one in Malghult, are called natural forests. In a natural forest, there are plenty of dead hollow trees and fallen trunks. This is what a large part of Sweden's forests looked like a few hundred years ago. Today, only scraps remain and the species that depend on the decaying wood and the hollow trees are languishing.

Lives on trees

The nature reserve is home to a rich lichen flora. Some fifty species have been found so far and five of these are very rare in Sweden. Many of the lichens grow as a crust on the bark of broad-leaved trees and identifying them requires both a magnifying glass and expert knowledge. The flowering beard lichen, on the other hand, is a large shrub lichen that can drape the branches of old oaks.

Winged inhabitants

Malghult is home to a number of different birds that are typical of older deciduous forests. Perhaps you hear the drumming of woodpeckers as you walk through the forest? The shy stonechat makes itself known with a sharp snapping zigzag. The nuthatch is also shy, and the best chance to see it is in the fall. Then it flies in shuttle traffic between hazel bushes and its territory to collect nuts for the winter.

Forest butterflies

Butterflies are a group of insects that are perhaps best associated with open, flower-rich fields. But forests can also be important butterfly habitats. One of Malghult's rarities is the maple leaf edge moth, which in Sweden has only been observed in a few locations in Småland and on Öland. The species is linked to maples, as the larvae live in the maple leaves.

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Activities And Facilities

  • Nature reserve

Facts

Year of decision: 1995
Area: 21 hectares
Municipality: Oskarshamn
Landowners: Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and individuals
Administrator: Kalmar County Administrative Board

Directions

The reserve is reached via a private road from Malghult village. The nearest town is Kristdala, which is 2 km away.Parking is limited (only parking space)

Regulations

In the nature reserve you are not allowed:

  • Damage or remove fixed natural objects or surface formations.
  • Dig or pull up vascular plants.
  • Pick or damage mosses, lichens or wood fungi.
  • Damage or remove trees, stumps, bark, branches, shrubs or brush that are growing or dead.
  • Hunt, kill, capture or injure wild mammals, amphibians, reptiles or birds.
  • Climbing trees with nests.
  • Deliberately disturbing wildlife.
  • Bringing a dog, or other animal, that is not on a leash.
  • Driving any vehicle or craft.
  • Riding a horse.
  • Making a fire.
  • Camping, setting up a caravan or similar.
  • Erecting a board, sign, poster or similar device or making inscriptions.
  • Carrying on any commercial activity.

Full regulations

C. Regulations under Section 10 of the Nature Conservation Act on what the public must observe within the reserve.

In addition to what otherwise applies, it is forbidden to

  1. destroy, remove or damage solid natural objects or surface formations
  2. dig up or pick vascular plants, fungi, mosses or lichens
  3. damage or remove growing or dead trees, stumps, bark, branches, bushes or reeds
  4. hunt, kill, capture or injure wild mammals, amphibians, reptiles or birds, remove or damage eggs or nests or otherwise disturb wildlife
  5. bring an unleashed dog or other stray pet
  6. drive any kind of vehicle or craft
  7. ride a horse
  8. make a fire
  9. camping, setting up a caravan or similar
  10. affix a board, sign, inscription, poster or similar device
  11. carry out commercial activities

The regulations under C also apply to landowners and holders of special rights.

However, notwithstanding the above prohibitions, it is permitted to:

* to hunt and to use unleashed dogs in connection therewith,

* in connection with hunting, use a motorized vehicle for the transport of shot game,

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